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he would be the first sergeant ever to move up the ranks to secretary of defense. he seems to be someone more concerned about ensuring that as we operate overseas, we operate as members of a coalition rather than unilateral action. i think he brings a perspective and a well known streak of independence to the job. it will be interesting to hear his confirmation hearings in the weeks ahead. >> do you think we could see a change in approach? >> i really do not think so. this nation stands behind the state of israel. behind its defense comment behind its right to exist. chuck hagel believes in that. i believe he will do everything in his power to ensure that. >> a group of u.s. banks agreed to pay more than $19 billion to settle complaints stemming from the 2008 mortgage crisis. the group includes bank of america, which agreed to a separate settlement. alan fisher has this report. >> the crash in the u.s. housing market was one of the key factors in a global financial meltdown. banks warning people would not be able to pay their mortgage began to foreclose. banks are
he would be the first sergeant ever to move up the ranks to secretary of defense. he seems to be someone more concerned about ensuring that as we operate overseas, we operate as members of a coalition rather than unilateral action. i think he brings a perspective and a well known streak of independence to the job. it will be interesting to hear his confirmation hearings in the weeks ahead. >> do you think we could see a change in approach? >> i really do not think so. this nation...
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president obama nominates chuck hagel to be secretary of defense. the men charged with raping a young indian woman on a bus arrived in court where proceedings dissolved into chaos. and hitting a high note in south africa. we meet an unlikely star whose voice takes them from -- hollywood. across >> a combat soldier still -- still carries a treadmill in his chest. he will be the first wounded soldier to ever serve as secretary of defense. not everyone is happy with his nomination. >> this is the man president obama wants to lead the largest military force the world has ever known. a former soldier who knows the cost of war. >> he knows war is not an abstraction. he knows the sending young americans to fight and believe in the dark and muddy is something we only do when absolutely necessary. >> he is to be a republican senator, but he is a provocative thick. -- pick. >> i will do my best for my country and those i represent at the pentagon and for all of my citizens. i will always give you my honest and most informed counsel. >> he served in vietnam tw
president obama nominates chuck hagel to be secretary of defense. the men charged with raping a young indian woman on a bus arrived in court where proceedings dissolved into chaos. and hitting a high note in south africa. we meet an unlikely star whose voice takes them from -- hollywood. across >> a combat soldier still -- still carries a treadmill in his chest. he will be the first wounded soldier to ever serve as secretary of defense. not everyone is happy with his nomination. >>...
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as secretary of defense i also benefited from his work when he served on our defense policy board. chuck hagel is a patriot, he is a decorated combat veteran, and he is a dedicated public servant. i believe his experience, his judgment, his deep understanding of the security issues facing this country make him the right choice to be secretary of defense. as for me after close to 50 years of serving the american people began in 1964 when i served as a first lieutenant in the united states army and then in both the legislative and executive branch positions in washington. the time has come for me to return to my wife sylvia, our three sons, their families, our six grandchildren, and my walnut farm. dealing with a different set of nuts. [ laughter ] i want to deeply thank my family for giving me the fullest measure of love and support during my many absences from home throughout my long career in public service, but i will leave washington with a very deep sense of pride in what we have accomplished during these last four years being on the president's national security team. as both
as secretary of defense i also benefited from his work when he served on our defense policy board. chuck hagel is a patriot, he is a decorated combat veteran, and he is a dedicated public servant. i believe his experience, his judgment, his deep understanding of the security issues facing this country make him the right choice to be secretary of defense. as for me after close to 50 years of serving the american people began in 1964 when i served as a first lieutenant in the united states army...
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i'm about to bring it and there's no defensive line to protect you. come on. come on, really? >> i'm a football player that's what i do. i flex. >> stephen: that brings me to if i first subject. >> okay. >> stephen: the story here. the reason why your name is break out all over the place is because there was a baltimore ravens player. he came out in support of marriage equality. letting the gays marry, okay. a maryland state delegate who opposed gay marriage wrote a letter to the ravens owner asking the mer be silenced. you then wrote a letter, kind of on op-ed letter to deadspin. >> mm-hmm. >> stephen: why would you support gay marriage? you are in the most hyper masculine support in the world thank is true. >> stephen: football players are a thousand miles from gay. >> you would be surprised. >> stephen: no, no, men in tight pants patting each other on the butt nothing gay about that. get that butt out of my face. get it out of there. so angry. get that butt out of here! [ laughter ] why, what led you to do this? >> because i felt. first off i believe would you identify with
i'm about to bring it and there's no defensive line to protect you. come on. come on, really? >> i'm a football player that's what i do. i flex. >> stephen: that brings me to if i first subject. >> okay. >> stephen: the story here. the reason why your name is break out all over the place is because there was a baltimore ravens player. he came out in support of marriage equality. letting the gays marry, okay. a maryland state delegate who opposed gay marriage wrote a...
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and we've heard a lot of criticism over president obama's pick of chuck hagel for secretary of defense but perhaps the more controversial appointment the nominee for cia director has been overlooked i had a look at john brennan's questionable history from drone attacks to the kill list and bush era torture tactics. and a new study finds that homicides have actually increased in states that have inactive the stand your ground law does this law give americans a license to kill will debate this smoking gun just ahead. it's tuesday january eighth five pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching r t o begin with a developing story accused whistleblower bradley manning is back in court this week the former army private is accused of the biggest classified document root in u.s. history among the slew of charges man manning faces aiding the enemy and just moments ago the military judge presiding over the case agreed to take one hundred twelve days off manning's eventual sentence this is on grounds manning was subjected to on lawful pretrial punishment today the big question deb
and we've heard a lot of criticism over president obama's pick of chuck hagel for secretary of defense but perhaps the more controversial appointment the nominee for cia director has been overlooked i had a look at john brennan's questionable history from drone attacks to the kill list and bush era torture tactics. and a new study finds that homicides have actually increased in states that have inactive the stand your ground law does this law give americans a license to kill will debate this...
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corporate media shortlists talking about a law student valving l three services a subsidiary of the defense contractor glitchy based in chantilly virginia the corporation has been forced to pay a total of five point two eight million dollars to seventy one former inmates at the infamous abu ghraib prison in iraq for being tortured and forty four different incidents and unsurprisingly since these payments were made two months ago the story has gone virtually unreported because this is huge this is the first time lawyers of former prisoners at abu ghraib have successfully collected money from a defense contractor in a case regarding torture but wait a tick the amount was only five point two eight million dollars to be divided among seventy one people five point eight million dollars is the price of getting away with torturing seventy one human beings so that's seventy four thousand dollars a person pretty small players price to pay to break down someone's health and their dignity especially when it's public record that l three services was given a four hundred fifty million dollars u.s. gover
corporate media shortlists talking about a law student valving l three services a subsidiary of the defense contractor glitchy based in chantilly virginia the corporation has been forced to pay a total of five point two eight million dollars to seventy one former inmates at the infamous abu ghraib prison in iraq for being tortured and forty four different incidents and unsurprisingly since these payments were made two months ago the story has gone virtually unreported because this is huge this...
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the secretary of defense plays the primary role of bringing our defense department to bear to the service of the president. most people believe his qualifications are sound. he was a decorated hero, enlisted man in the vietnam war. there never has been an enlisted man like him as secretary of defense. the issues he is going to confront our budgetary issues and how well we can fund the pentagon and how we can cut back on certain aspects of the budget. that will be very tough. i agree with chuck hagel there are some things we can cut. we need to cut with a scalpel and not a sledgehammer. the threats against us are serious. we need to cut the legacy systems and put in more limited amount of funds in the right places so we can protect our country. host: we will talk about the pentagon budget and what they faced with these spending cuts as well as the secretary of defense chuck hagel and his thoughts about the pentagon. bobbie is next, republican caller. are you with us? caller: good morning. i like to welcome the guest. thank you for the opportunity. your guest was in a legal turmoil about re
the secretary of defense plays the primary role of bringing our defense department to bear to the service of the president. most people believe his qualifications are sound. he was a decorated hero, enlisted man in the vietnam war. there never has been an enlisted man like him as secretary of defense. the issues he is going to confront our budgetary issues and how well we can fund the pentagon and how we can cut back on certain aspects of the budget. that will be very tough. i agree with chuck...
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including the defense and national security cuts. we're going to debate that in a few moments with general mccaffrey. but i think the gop is migrating there. i think that is exactly the right thing to do. and it shows a little bit of courage. and i think this letter from the four senators today, keith, all it says is waw waw waw we don't want to cut spending. >> that's what john boehner says. interesting rates are low now, inflation is low now. we're still recovering from an economic crisis. this is not the time quite honestly to cut spending. this is the time to invest more. we need to deal with spending in the long term. >> cut long term spending. what's your long term spending cut plan? >> a proposal to cut long term spending. >> it never goes below historically high levels of gdp ever. >> the republicans aren't cutting much more than that, either. >> there is a plan. >> we're talking about a few percentage points here not making a huge bit of interest. the national debt is going to increase. nobody is talking about paying off the
including the defense and national security cuts. we're going to debate that in a few moments with general mccaffrey. but i think the gop is migrating there. i think that is exactly the right thing to do. and it shows a little bit of courage. and i think this letter from the four senators today, keith, all it says is waw waw waw we don't want to cut spending. >> that's what john boehner says. interesting rates are low now, inflation is low now. we're still recovering from an economic...
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this is just the way it is but defense contractors are able to act with complete lawlessness protected by a veil of and purity and when they do get caught outright they can just spit out a few million dollars to quell the dissent and push the scandal on other rug after all five point three million dollars pales in comparison to the loads of cash our government awards them every year and yeah i guess it's great that a leaven soldiers were held accountable and convicted for their crimes but let's not forget about the real criminal mastermind who is still running a free mr donald rumsfeld. whether you die from high or to the deaths. catch the power of the wind or drift in the beauty of the currents. the well prepared is a must and if you're lucky. you'll never forget your experience we only need some ice cream that's going to be heaven. in the white see up close and below the ice on our team. the world of. science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. her. want to watch what we're about to do if you've never seen anything like t
this is just the way it is but defense contractors are able to act with complete lawlessness protected by a veil of and purity and when they do get caught outright they can just spit out a few million dollars to quell the dissent and push the scandal on other rug after all five point three million dollars pales in comparison to the loads of cash our government awards them every year and yeah i guess it's great that a leaven soldiers were held accountable and convicted for their crimes but let's...
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. >> hagel for defense chief. >> the real job for defense secretary coming up. >> this budget battle. >> is going to be budget cutting. >> the defense department will go through a major budget. >> the defense budget is really bloated. >> it needs to be taken down. >> why not have a republican make that argument? >> it could be a tough confirmation battle. >> the fight for chuck hagel now is in full throttle. >> chuck hagel is out of the main stream. >> out of the main stream. >> republicans are spoiling for a fight. >> we have everybody fanning out their turkey feathers, strutting around the barn yard like they have something to say about it. >> hagel was a thorn when he turned against the iraq war. >> republicans don't consider him a republican. >> chuck hagel has left the republican party. >> he has long cut his ties with the republican party. >> when he endorsed president obama in 2008. >> democrats don't accept him as an alternative choice. >> hagel appears to be a man without a party. >> is chuck hagel the right choice for secretary of defense? it is certainly not the most easy o
. >> hagel for defense chief. >> the real job for defense secretary coming up. >> this budget battle. >> is going to be budget cutting. >> the defense department will go through a major budget. >> the defense budget is really bloated. >> it needs to be taken down. >> why not have a republican make that argument? >> it could be a tough confirmation battle. >> the fight for chuck hagel now is in full throttle. >> chuck hagel is out...
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this is just the way it is but defense contractors are able to act with complete lawlessness protected by a veil of impunity and when they do get caught outright they can just spit out a few million dollars to quell the dissent and push the scandal under the rug after all five point three million dollars pales in comparison to the loads of cash our government awards them every year and yeah i guess it's great that a leaven soldiers were held accountable and convicted for their crimes but let's not forget about the real criminal mastermind who is still running a free mr donald rumsfeld. world with. science technology innovation all the lives developments from around russia we've got this huge earth covered. if. he'd. be a few. feet. up . the touch the luck of luck but where about it goes if you've never seen anything like this on shut. up shut up up shut. so right now i want to shift the focus and talk about a man who's currently under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture and this time know i'm not talking about private bradley manning rather i'm referring to
this is just the way it is but defense contractors are able to act with complete lawlessness protected by a veil of impunity and when they do get caught outright they can just spit out a few million dollars to quell the dissent and push the scandal under the rug after all five point three million dollars pales in comparison to the loads of cash our government awards them every year and yeah i guess it's great that a leaven soldiers were held accountable and convicted for their crimes but let's...
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this is just the way it is with defense contractors are able to act with complete lawlessness protected by a veil of and purity and when they do get caught out right they can just spit out a few million dollars to quell the dissent and push the scandal under the rug after all by point two eight million dollars pales in comparison to the loads of cash our government awards them every year and yeah i guess it's great that a levin soldiers were held accountable and convicted for their crimes but let's not forget about the real criminal mastermind who is still running free mr donald rumsfeld. right. who are. you a. news . like oh my. goodness you've never seen anything like i'm going to see. the sun. so right now i want to shift the focus and talk about a man who's currently under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture and this time know i'm not talking about private bradley manning rather i'm referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou in case you haven't heard this story i'll give you a quick run
this is just the way it is with defense contractors are able to act with complete lawlessness protected by a veil of and purity and when they do get caught out right they can just spit out a few million dollars to quell the dissent and push the scandal under the rug after all by point two eight million dollars pales in comparison to the loads of cash our government awards them every year and yeah i guess it's great that a levin soldiers were held accountable and convicted for their crimes but...
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on defense so there's a lot of room for growth and i think that's exactly what we're going to be seeing as japan is looking to buy some more global hawk drones and china is launching a new line up to its own fleet of drones so i think both sides are really preparing to to ramp up military expenditures quite a bit right now as both countries are preparing to pump up the defense side of things to china's drones program especially is it its infancy kether way to compete with a u.s. trained and supply japanese drones fleet. well that's a good question and there's a lot of speculation about what the chinese drone fleet is actually capable of a lot of the specs and other things that have been released about their drones show that they are more or less clones of us u.s. craft so for example layers the c.-h. for the we know long and the long and these are those are basically just clones of the reaper the predator in the global hawk respectively so it looks like china is really just attempting to clone us technologies and if they're successful in that i suppose then it is feasible that they'll b
on defense so there's a lot of room for growth and i think that's exactly what we're going to be seeing as japan is looking to buy some more global hawk drones and china is launching a new line up to its own fleet of drones so i think both sides are really preparing to to ramp up military expenditures quite a bit right now as both countries are preparing to pump up the defense side of things to china's drones program especially is it its infancy kether way to compete with a u.s. trained and...
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southern front here along with hundreds of support troops claims the warheads are aimed at boosting defenses in the wake of the escalating standoff in syria. but. he says the majority of people from the european states taking part actually against. of course it is a high risky mission what makes a place there but this is what we saw already in the past with other international missions the governments don't seem to be so concerned about what will bring the future in this area but we see something outs we see that the population in the european countries if i can say at all during the population is strongly against such missions so you see there is a big gap between the public opinion and the activities of the governments and this might have to do with the fact that the governments. are not being on the behalf of their own national interests or and they are on behalf of their own security interests we are right now acting on the interest of the nato what everybody knows will cease the situation right there at the border that what is taking place actually not just since yesterday but several m
southern front here along with hundreds of support troops claims the warheads are aimed at boosting defenses in the wake of the escalating standoff in syria. but. he says the majority of people from the european states taking part actually against. of course it is a high risky mission what makes a place there but this is what we saw already in the past with other international missions the governments don't seem to be so concerned about what will bring the future in this area but we see...
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. >>> coach, doesn't seem to be the defense we've grown accustomed to seeing. where does the fixes come? >> maybe alabama doesn't come back in the second half. >> for notre dame coach brian kelly, alabama did come back for the second half. they won big. good morning, i'm mark halpern. this is "way too early." thanks for getting up with us on this tuesday, january 8th. we've got a lot to cover this morning including president obama rolling out his picks for secretary of defense and cia director. we'll show you what he said about his nominees and what the skeptics are saying from both sides of the aisle. before we get to the news live here at 5. 306789 in new york city, alabama cemented the status as a bona fide college football dynasty after thrashing an overmatched notre dame team. 42-14. the crimson tide cruised to the third national title in just four years. they become the first team in the bcs era to win back to back titles as well. alabama's big win assures the rest of the country we won't stop hearing those taunting sec chants as this conference has now w
. >>> coach, doesn't seem to be the defense we've grown accustomed to seeing. where does the fixes come? >> maybe alabama doesn't come back in the second half. >> for notre dame coach brian kelly, alabama did come back for the second half. they won big. good morning, i'm mark halpern. this is "way too early." thanks for getting up with us on this tuesday, january 8th. we've got a lot to cover this morning including president obama rolling out his picks for...
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the us defense perimeter. when the invasion took place, and truman focused on it, the reaction was to fight. the same thing happened in the invasion of kuwait. it was an unexpected contingency. if we had made an effort to be clear that deterrence was in advance, neither would have occurred. the reason i am pessimistic about the situation in asia is it seems to me there are potential contingencies of that sort. if they happened, they would not be as crazy as they seem if you asked the average person. add british ambiguity about if they would oppose an attack on france in 1914. the germans had known in advance, maybe they would have behaved differently. in 1990, the us decision in kuwait was we do not take a position on a territorial dispute between iraq and kuwait. we did not take a position. the border was on define. we should have added to that statement that we would oppose any support of either party. the message would have gotten across. it was ambiguous. >> i agree. i will sound dovish. i worry about a dy
the us defense perimeter. when the invasion took place, and truman focused on it, the reaction was to fight. the same thing happened in the invasion of kuwait. it was an unexpected contingency. if we had made an effort to be clear that deterrence was in advance, neither would have occurred. the reason i am pessimistic about the situation in asia is it seems to me there are potential contingencies of that sort. if they happened, they would not be as crazy as they seem if you asked the average...
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guest: the defense budget -- we cannot necessarily shape the defense department'. and many ways we do not know where the threats are going to be. affordability drives a lot of what you do on defense. if the defense department promises to deliver a weapons system at a cost and then delivers the at 100% more of cost, you can see how the budget begin to break. host: this comes from c-span junky. guest: that is probably true. this is a 10-year budget. the out years of the place where all of our dreams come true. a decision can be reversed at anytime by congress. some of these numbers are reflecting what our budget trends are. host: what is it looking like for the hagel nomination? guest: it looks like he will get his hearing. a lot will depend on what he says in the hearing. if he says things that people are concerned about and underlines them, and comments about cutting the defense budget really will matter going forward. and of the comments about israel. comments about gays and israel. lesbians. espy has never been viewed as an extreme diguy. host: we are talking wit
guest: the defense budget -- we cannot necessarily shape the defense department'. and many ways we do not know where the threats are going to be. affordability drives a lot of what you do on defense. if the defense department promises to deliver a weapons system at a cost and then delivers the at 100% more of cost, you can see how the budget begin to break. host: this comes from c-span junky. guest: that is probably true. this is a 10-year budget. the out years of the place where all of our...
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i want him to make the case as to why he should be the secretary of defense. >> reporter: confirmation hearings here on capitol hill are expected to be easier for another nominee john brennan the president's cia pick. still looking at his 25 years at the spy agency some object to the brennan pick. >> if you tuned in here, obama, listen to what i'm about to say. >> reporter: a small group protested the choice monday saying brennan is linked to controversial interrogation techniques including waterboarding during the george w. bush administration. the white house disputes that. >> mr. brennan wrote a letter in which he made clear he opposed so-called enhance and interrogation techniques. >> reporter: brennan is also the architect of the drone program credited with killing al qaeda operatives but it's unpopular overseas especially in pakistan where drones have targeted terrorists living in the country. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> switching gears at 4:38. >> shall we? >> why not. >> a wee bit of fog out there eh? >> thick in spots especially -- [ laughter ] >> especially in t
i want him to make the case as to why he should be the secretary of defense. >> reporter: confirmation hearings here on capitol hill are expected to be easier for another nominee john brennan the president's cia pick. still looking at his 25 years at the spy agency some object to the brennan pick. >> if you tuned in here, obama, listen to what i'm about to say. >> reporter: a small group protested the choice monday saying brennan is linked to controversial interrogation...
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to encourage japan in this not only because it obviously benefits their armaments industry and the defense contractors who stand to make the billions that japan will be spending on increased expenditures but also because i think when the further the wedge is driven between japan and china the more it plays into american hands as long as this doesn't actually come to a full scale war i think the more off balance japan is the better it services america as they seek to get a bigger toehold in the region and i think we're going to see more and more of this because now that abi is in power he's known as a hard line nationalist and now that she jim payne is taking the helm of china for the next ten years i think he's looking to to put his stake down its as someone who can really be a strong defender of china so i think we're really going to see an entrenched position on both sides and it looks like there is a new normal of wars and increasing expenditures that are likely for the next several years. fears over drones is not just limited to a jury to the fate of the whole u.s. programs in sharp fo
to encourage japan in this not only because it obviously benefits their armaments industry and the defense contractors who stand to make the billions that japan will be spending on increased expenditures but also because i think when the further the wedge is driven between japan and china the more it plays into american hands as long as this doesn't actually come to a full scale war i think the more off balance japan is the better it services america as they seek to get a bigger toehold in the...
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foreign policy if indeed haykel gordon is top man in the defense. the difference between hale and his predecessors is this hagel has been there done that ok hagel served in war he was an infantry noncommissioned officer wounded twice to two purple hearts he knows what war is like that means a difference and when haig will says he would be very very careful about employing our forces in fool's errands such as afghanistan god help us iran somalia game and the rest of it he's going to be a worthy stand up against people like brennan who don't know the half of it and who never served our country's armed forces what about his attitude towards israel he's been accused of speaking out against the influence of the israeli lobby there in the us is that something that will be a stumbling block for his nomination higgle famously said one time i'm not the senator from israel i'm the senator from america. now. doesn't that make good sense on the face of it would somebody be open to criticism for that kind of the you know it shows it shows how delicate this quest
foreign policy if indeed haykel gordon is top man in the defense. the difference between hale and his predecessors is this hagel has been there done that ok hagel served in war he was an infantry noncommissioned officer wounded twice to two purple hearts he knows what war is like that means a difference and when haig will says he would be very very careful about employing our forces in fool's errands such as afghanistan god help us iran somalia game and the rest of it he's going to be a worthy...
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to announce my choice for two key members of my national security team chuck hagel for secretary of defense and john brennan for director of the central intelligence agency. now if you're wondering why we should care about john brennan check this out in two thousand eight hundred was pegged to be the director of the cia under obama however why spread protests against him took him out of the running so why were people protesting it well because he was a cia analyst under george w. bush and he was an enthusiastic supporter of bush's infamous policies extraordinary rendition and enhanced interrogation in other words brennan openly supported kidnapping and torture but then we didn't get the top spot at the cia brennan still got a seat at the high table and wield enormous influence over obama's counterterrorism policies as his chief counterterrorism adviser and we all know that the white house counterterrorism policy is going a little something like this shoot first ask questions later and answer to no one catchy phrase for which we should thank john brennan in fact he coaches obama every terror
to announce my choice for two key members of my national security team chuck hagel for secretary of defense and john brennan for director of the central intelligence agency. now if you're wondering why we should care about john brennan check this out in two thousand eight hundred was pegged to be the director of the cia under obama however why spread protests against him took him out of the running so why were people protesting it well because he was a cia analyst under george w. bush and he...
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his defense attorneys plan to bring the insanity defense. : the president tapped former senator hagel for defense secretary and john brennan to be the next cia director. as danielle shows us, the president's choices are already scrutinized for senators that will have to approve them. >> president barack obama introduced the new picks for defense secretary and cia director. >> these two have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. >> in hagel, our troops see a decorated combat veteran of character and strength, on of their own. >> as the terrorism advisor, brennan was the point man. he's a 25 veteran of the cia and served under republican and democratic. >> this would be the greatest privilege as well as the great greatest responsibility. >> both men have critics. an international study says senators should ask about future plans for the pentagon. >> there's a tendency to look backwards. it's much more important for them to be looking forward. >> outside the white house, the antiwar group protested the cia nomination questioning his ties to enhanced interrogation techniques us
his defense attorneys plan to bring the insanity defense. : the president tapped former senator hagel for defense secretary and john brennan to be the next cia director. as danielle shows us, the president's choices are already scrutinized for senators that will have to approve them. >> president barack obama introduced the new picks for defense secretary and cia director. >> these two have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. >> in hagel, our troops see a...
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speaking of self defense short. that is the police and the states you were seeing in the trayvon martin case the plea there is self-defense. and that's what we're seeing that that the growth whoever the suspect plead self-defense is there a capacity for that fleet to be over it used to. use to justify crimes i think i think there was a british politician who fact when she was told about these stand your ground laws she said it's just a fact justification for murder. yeah i mean in the human condition there's always going to be situations where things don't go you know clinically correct however every individual should have the right to defend himself and the people he love and and that's something in the constitution and there's been two major supreme court decisions in the last five years to back up you know the right to have weapons firearms. of course self-defense a you know the second amendment wanting to be able to protect yourself protect your family that's a big goal you know advocates gun advocates that's wh
speaking of self defense short. that is the police and the states you were seeing in the trayvon martin case the plea there is self-defense. and that's what we're seeing that that the growth whoever the suspect plead self-defense is there a capacity for that fleet to be over it used to. use to justify crimes i think i think there was a british politician who fact when she was told about these stand your ground laws she said it's just a fact justification for murder. yeah i mean in the human...
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now explains by appointing chuck hagel as defense secretary president obama is arguably trying to change the perception that he has embraced bush administration national security policies because after four years of militaristic foreign policy that's most people see it chuck hagel former senator from nebraska vietnam war veteran as being one of the very very few u.s. politicians who opposed u.s. military expansion and who dares to question and dissent from washington orthodox and foreign policy one of them tested it with their two publicly point out that the u.s. and israel are separate countries and american interests should trump israeli interests when they conflict and that's a subversive thing to say here in washington could be a career killer yet a catered for direct negotiations with hamas he condemned the power of the pro israel lobby in washington here's one of his statements to that effect the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i have always argued against some of the dumb things they do because i don't think it's in the interest of is
now explains by appointing chuck hagel as defense secretary president obama is arguably trying to change the perception that he has embraced bush administration national security policies because after four years of militaristic foreign policy that's most people see it chuck hagel former senator from nebraska vietnam war veteran as being one of the very very few u.s. politicians who opposed u.s. military expansion and who dares to question and dissent from washington orthodox and foreign policy...
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is nominated chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brenan as dia director. both of them must now be approved by the u.s. senate. now this report. >> with his second term soon to begin, president obama is putting the finishing touches to his national security team. introducing the men that he wants to lead the pentagon and the cia. >> these two leaders have dedicated their lives to protect our country. i urge the senate to confirm them as soon as possible. >> both nominees face difficult questions before they are confirmed in the u.s. senate. table seems perfect for the pentagon. a decorated combat veteran in vietnam and a former republican senator from nebraska. some conservatives say that he is not strong enough supporter of israel, even though he voted many times to send billions of dollars in u.s. financial aid. >> i will do my best for our country and those i represent at the pentagon, and for all our citizens. a john brenan is a long time administration officials spent 25 years in the cia. >> if confirmed as director, i will make it my mission to ensure
is nominated chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brenan as dia director. both of them must now be approved by the u.s. senate. now this report. >> with his second term soon to begin, president obama is putting the finishing touches to his national security team. introducing the men that he wants to lead the pentagon and the cia. >> these two leaders have dedicated their lives to protect our country. i urge the senate to confirm them as soon as possible. >> both nominees...
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that president obama named former senator chuck hagel out of nebraska for his pick for secretary of defense. the announcement marking one of two potential controversial nominations by the president this afternoon. danielle leigh is in washington and has the latest. >> reporter: president obama officially launched a fight with his pick for secretary of defense, former nebraska senator, chuck hagel. >> willingness to speak his mind, even if it wasn't popular, even if it defied the conventional wisdom. that's exactly the spirit i want on my national security teen. >> reporter: the republican is known as an independent thinker. >> certainly a thorn in the side of political opponents of the president. >> reporter: now haigle is facing criticism from his former republican colleague norse criticizing you the war in iraq, opposing unilateral sanctions against iran and making comments seen by some as anti-israel. gay rights advocates are also critical. 14 years ago, hagel called the u.s. ambassador nominee openly aggressively game he has since apologized. >> dangerous to roll the dice on this issue
that president obama named former senator chuck hagel out of nebraska for his pick for secretary of defense. the announcement marking one of two potential controversial nominations by the president this afternoon. danielle leigh is in washington and has the latest. >> reporter: president obama officially launched a fight with his pick for secretary of defense, former nebraska senator, chuck hagel. >> willingness to speak his mind, even if it wasn't popular, even if it defied the...
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won't we also, in the very way the defense attorneys do their cross examination, won't we know what defense they're going to use? i don't think they'll go after an insanity defense at this time. >> there's no real mystery about where this case is headed. this is not a whodunit. the case will turn on the mental health issues. we talked about insanity, a total defense where a defendant doesn't understand and appreciate the wrongfulness of their conduct, they can't be held criminally liable. with diminished capacity, it's slightly different. it's that there's still mental health issues going on, but you can be held criminally liable just for a lesser crime. so it can turn a murder into a manslaughter. >> a lot of people don't understand that, though. you have insanity, which i think some people assume right away, well, if you have some kind of mental illness, you might actually qualify for an insanity defense. you can be mental ly ill and no insane. make no mistake. what about diminished capacity, what do you have to prove -- does it help you that much? >> it's all a matter of degree. for the
won't we also, in the very way the defense attorneys do their cross examination, won't we know what defense they're going to use? i don't think they'll go after an insanity defense at this time. >> there's no real mystery about where this case is headed. this is not a whodunit. the case will turn on the mental health issues. we talked about insanity, a total defense where a defendant doesn't understand and appreciate the wrongfulness of their conduct, they can't be held criminally liable....
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president obama's nomination of chuck hagel as secretary f defense have many preparing for difficult hearings. john brennan, nominated for the cia is expected to have an easier time. susan mcginnis starts us off. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, hagel is the tougher sell here on capitol hill. one of the big criticisms is that he is soft on iran. and now we have iran's foreign ministry saying it's hopeful his appointment will improve relations between the two countries. that's probably not going to go over well here where lawmakers and the president are gearing up for a fight. president obama announced his picks for the next heads of the pentagon and the cia. now they need congressional approval before they can get to work. >> we need to get moving quickly on this. >> reporter: senator chuck hagel is nominee for secretary of defense. a former enlisted man and vietnam vet, the president says hagel can relate personallyto america's troops. >> to this day, chuck bears the scars and the shrapnel from battles he fought in our name. >> reporter: but winning confirmation
president obama's nomination of chuck hagel as secretary f defense have many preparing for difficult hearings. john brennan, nominated for the cia is expected to have an easier time. susan mcginnis starts us off. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, hagel is the tougher sell here on capitol hill. one of the big criticisms is that he is soft on iran. and now we have iran's foreign ministry saying it's hopeful his appointment will improve relations between the two...
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if we can leaks will get one hundred twelve days cut from his eventual sentence the victory for his defense team comes after a judge ruled out manning's nine months in prison amounted to pretrial punishment and was excessively harsh retired colonel morris davis told us the military is just trying to spare its blushes. i think the government here is overplayed their hand if you recall when the wiki leaks documents were going to come out it reminded me of the y2k scare everybody kind of braced and expected the worst and then when it came out not much happened and i think the government really overplayed i'm not aware of there being any thing more than embarrassment that has been caused by the wiki leaks documents there been any operations that have been compromised or any individuals harmed i'm not aware of it but it certainly seems at this point this is more of a case of embarrassment than actual harm it seems to be that there are good leaks and there badly because the administration has been accused of being more than happy to leak information that makes the people feel good or makes the ad
if we can leaks will get one hundred twelve days cut from his eventual sentence the victory for his defense team comes after a judge ruled out manning's nine months in prison amounted to pretrial punishment and was excessively harsh retired colonel morris davis told us the military is just trying to spare its blushes. i think the government here is overplayed their hand if you recall when the wiki leaks documents were going to come out it reminded me of the y2k scare everybody kind of braced...
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>> in order to affect the corporate disposition of those detained by the department of defense at guantanamo, and promptly to close the detention facility at guantanamo consistent with national security and foreign policy of the united states and the interest of justice, i hereby order. >> four years after a bound to close guantanamo, president obama signs the national defense authorization act barring use of federal funds to transfer guantanamo prisoners to u.s. soil. 166 prisoners remain in guantanamo, which opened 11 years ago this week. 86 of them have been cleared for release. today we look at the case of one man, al jazeera's sami al-hajj, the only journalist held at guantanamo. held by the u.s. military for more than six years without charge, sami al-hajj was reportedly tortured repeatedly tortured, attack by dogs, hung from the ceiling. in january 2007, he began a hunger strike that lasted 438 days until his release. >> i go on hunger strike for many reasons. we are held in guantanamo without charge, without cause. they did not give us a chance to go to court about our case. >> today
>> in order to affect the corporate disposition of those detained by the department of defense at guantanamo, and promptly to close the detention facility at guantanamo consistent with national security and foreign policy of the united states and the interest of justice, i hereby order. >> four years after a bound to close guantanamo, president obama signs the national defense authorization act barring use of federal funds to transfer guantanamo prisoners to u.s. soil. 166 prisoners...